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According to Cointelegraph, the NFT market fell to its lowest point in 2025 in December, with a total valuation of only $2.5 billion, a significant drop of 72% from the January peak of $9.2 billion. Market participation has significantly shrunk, with CryptoSlam data showing a continuous decrease in the number of buyers, while the number of sellers has fallen below 100,000 for the first time since April 2021.Mainstream blue-chip NFT projects such as CryptoPunks and Bored Ape Yacht Club have seen price declines ranging from 12% to 28% over the past 30 days. Notably, art-related NFTs have performed relatively well, with the newcomer project Sports Rollbots successfully entering the top ten by market cap, achieving a floor price of $5,800 and a total valuation exceeding $58 million, replacing Mutant Ape Yacht Club's position.

The Museum of Modern Art in New York acquired 8 NFTs of CryptoPunks, including CryptoPunks 4018, 2786, 5616, 5160, 3407, 7178, 74, and 7899.

ChainCatcher news, according to DappRadar's "August Industry Report," the NFT market continues to show signs of recovery: monthly trading volume increased by 9% month-on-month, while the number of transactions slightly decreased by 4%. Among them, Courtyard topped the monthly series trading volume chart by bringing RWA on-chain and providing instant liquidity, surpassing Ethereum blue chips BAYC and CryptoPunks.DappRadar also pointed out that the overall number of active wallets on-chain (dUAW) declined in August, but this did not hinder the recovery trend of NFTs; directions such as RWA and Phygital are expected to become important mainlines in the NFT field in the second half of 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoSlam data, global NFT sales reached $574 million in July 2025, a month-on-month increase of 47.6%, making it the second highest monthly sales record of the year, only behind January's $679 million. Notably, although the transaction volume decreased by 9% to 5 million transactions, the average sale price rose to $113.08 (a six-month high), indicating strong demand for high-value NFT assets.Among them, Ethereum chain NFTs led with $275.6 million in sales (up 56% month-on-month); CryptoPunks topped the list with $69.2 million in transaction volume, while Pudgy Penguins showed impressive performance with a 65.44% increase in floor price; the total market value of NFTs surpassed $8 billion, an increase of 21% compared to the previous month.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinGecko data, the overall transaction volume of the NFT market in the past 24 hours has decreased by 35.7%, reaching 16.03 million USD. The top three NFTs by transaction volume are all Ethereum ecosystem projects, namely CryptoPunks, Pudgy Penguins, and Moonbirds.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the floor price of CryptoPunks has risen by 163% since last August, from 20.45 ETH to 53.98 ETH. Based on the current Ethereum price of about $3,745, the floor price has surpassed $200,000, marking the highest level since March 8, 2024. This surge began last week when a certain address purchased 45 CryptoPunks in one go.CoinGecko data shows that the total market capitalization of the NFT market has skyrocketed from $3.6 billion in early July to $6.8 billion. Historical data indicates that when Ethereum is strong, it often drives the top NFT projects on its chain to rise.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, NFT market monitoring data shows that the trading volume of the CryptoPunks series exceeded $24.6 million last week, setting a new weekly record since March 2024, with a surge of 416% compared to the previous week. Market activity increased alongside a comprehensive rise in price indicators: the floor price climbed from 40 ETH to 47.5 ETH, and the average selling price rose from $140,000 to $182,000.This market recovery is directly related to the milestone acquisition by Nasdaq-listed company GameSquare. The parent company of FaZe Clan recently issued $5.15 million in preferred stock to acquire the rare "Ape Punk" #5577 at a valuation three times the market floor price.

ChainCatcher news, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes expressed the view that "Cryptopunks will outperform ETH in dollar terms during this cycle. This is because ETH holders will showcase their wealth through NFTs, which is essentially a status game on the internet. Apart from food and energy production, the entire global economy is a huge status game, and the internet society will be no different."

ChainCatcher news, according to Businesswire, The Infinite Node Foundation (NODE) announced the acquisition of all intellectual property rights of CryptoPunks from Yuga Labs.As a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of digital art, NODE plans to maintain CryptoPunks through three main pillars: protection, community, and expansion.

ChainCatcher news, according to Crypto.news, data from CryptoSlam shows that NFT trading volume rebounded by 4.5% this week to $102.8 million compared to last week. The number of NFT buyers increased by 28.9% to 451,436, and the number of NFT sellers grew by 26.5% to 285,272. However, the number of NFT transactions decreased by 2.8% to 1,614,680.Ethereum network trading volume reached $32 million, an increase of 19.4% from last week; Polygon network trading volume was $18.1 million, up 33.1%; Solana network trading volume decreased by 4.4% to $8.7 million. Among them, the trading volume of the CryptoPunks series surged by 141.4% to $6.3 million.High-value transactions in the past seven days include:CryptoPunks #6935 sold for 135 ETH ($271,890);CryptoPunks #3007 sold for 120 ETH ($239,342);CryptoPunks #2301 sold for 115 ETH ($234,959);Autoglyphs #364 sold for 105 ETH ($210,172).

ChainCatcher message, NFT CryptoPunks 5402 sold for 170 ETH, approximately 564,000 USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official website, CryptoPunks 4940 was sold for 150 ETH, approximately 502,000 USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Be In Crypto, Yuga Labs co-founder Greg Solano denied rumors about the company planning to sell the copyrights of the CryptoPunks series. This speculation was initially raised by NFT researcher Wale Moca and sparked widespread discussion and controversy within the Web3 community.Solano explicitly stated on the X platform: "Many people have approached us, especially in the last few months, but that doesn't mean we are going to do anything. We will only consider it when we are sure it is a long-term and highly valuable deal for CryptoPunks."

ChainCatcher news, according to Coingecko's NFT section data, the floor price of Pudgy Penguins has risen to 34.80 ETH, up 22.5% in the past 24 hours and up 264.8% in the past month. Currently, its total market capitalization is second only to CryptoPunks.

ChainCatcher message, previously disclosed by anonymous researcher Waleswoosh on the X platform regarding OpenSea's registration of the Azuki NFT series in the Cayman Islands, stated, "What would the market look like if the blue-chip NFT project CryptoPunks released PUNK tokens?"Yuga Labs co-founder Garga.eth (Greg Solano) responded, "wow, I never thought of that."